Can you borrow a mortgage at 4%, earn 8% in the stock market with the borrowed funds and pocket a fairly certain 4% annual profit? This comparison suggests that the two percentages (growth rate and interest rate) are applie...

“A house is certainly not an investment, for one simple reason: You have to live somewhere, and you are either going to have to pay for it or rent it. Always remember, investment is the deferral of present consumption for … Continue reading →

This is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who founded the Get Rich Slowly blog and currently writes at More Than Money. J.D. recently launched a year-long "Get Rich Slowly" course, which is based on the idea that you'd have greater financial success if you managed your money as if you were running a business. I've previously written about approaching your finances like a business. I'm convinced that more people would achieve financial success if they...

Vanguard has gone public with the 0.3%-fee $100k-minimum Personal Advisor Services I wrote about on the Bogleheads Blog in March. The new landing page is as pretty as any produced by the venture-backed startups.

With a competitive fee and access to human advisors all year long, I don't see much reason to consider the rest in the article unless someone doesn't have enough money to meet the $100k minimum.﻿